tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post5240886428036071941..comments2024-02-27T07:33:33.546-05:00Comments on Following Optimism in 2nd Grade: Needing guidance for my guided readingOwls and Lessons, Etc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08957640327130279528noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-7663139594341880072012-01-27T02:33:48.436-05:002012-01-27T02:33:48.436-05:00Hi Haley,
The advice above all sounds great!
I ju...Hi Haley,<br />The advice above all sounds great!<br /><br />I just wanted to add that what I have learned from teaching guided reading is that:<br /><br />-groups need to be leveled, leveled, leveled (and flexible of course! Those kids will be moving out of those groups, very important to reflect and see how groups are going) <br /><br />-I think I have tried every type of literacy centers....and the best I have seen in other classrooms (and that have worked best in my classroom) is a Job Board or Work Jobs where students move at their own pace through centers that hit the Big 5 lit concepts (and leveled!). It's so important that work is not too easy or too hard or they will not leave you alone so you can pull groups : )<br /><br />-I like having small journals with my materials for the students to write reflections, retells, etc in for the follow-up to a story. Quick, easy, but there for recording such things.<br /><br />-I try and make sure my guided reading materials are very organized. One year I had a tall drawer thing (?) with each drawer labeled (rhyming, phonics, word building, sight words, levled books for the week, etc).....very helful.<br /><br />sorry this is so long!<br /><br />KelliKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917180234005884571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-42795976315185416842012-01-24T18:27:04.316-05:002012-01-24T18:27:04.316-05:00I am working on improving my guided reading groups...I am working on improving my guided reading groups too. I just ordered The Next Steps in Guided Reading Groups by Jan Richardson and another book Guided Reading: One level for all Levels...I am blanking on the author. I meet with each group once a week. Each group reads a different book that fits their abilities, but we all work on the same comprehension strategies. Normally this involves a graphic organizer and discussion. Since I meet with each group for a half hour I spend the rest of the time working on the skills that group really needs to work on whether it is phonics, grammar, responding to questions, writing whatever they need and this part changes daily based my groups. Thanks for the word hunt! I am always looking for something to add to my word work station. <br />Jessica<br />Apples and PapersJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462263404774957943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-10338009895574029132012-01-24T07:04:12.922-05:002012-01-24T07:04:12.922-05:00I think that first you need to know the purpose of...I think that first you need to know the purpose of each group that you are working with. For my low students, it may just decoding and understanding the text in basic terms. With my high, I might be trying to work on their fluency and going deeper on their comprehension. Once you figure out your goal that's when your planning starts. We are reading Guided Reading too! <br />At the start of my groups, low or not, they reread previous books to build fluency (also a good tactic for your low because they already feel successful). Then we get started. For low, we do a picture walk in which I point out words they may struggle on and we look at the words pointing out chunks etc. They all go back to the beginning and whisper read to themselves. This part was tricky for me to learn...you have to listen to them all read and support them with strategies as they make an error, "Oh did you notice what you did? When it didn't make sense you went back to reread. That's so smart." or "Did that make sense? What can you use to make it make sense?" After the text is read, work on comprehension and do a quick word work pointing out something that was challenging for the reader (maybe write the word big, small, scary with their eyes closed or build it with magnents and look at the parts). <br />Basically with low its very high support from beginning to end. With higher its lower support in the beginning of the group but gets higher towards the end when the comprehension piece comes in.Jen Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619653813807442951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-14567210331961076252012-01-24T00:41:59.995-05:002012-01-24T00:41:59.995-05:00Guided reading...such a loaded question :)
I star...Guided reading...such a loaded question :)<br /><br />I start each day with a 20-30 minute mini-lesson: <br />Mon - Phonics<br />Tues - Comprehension Skill (main idea, cause/effect, etc.)<br />Wed - Vocabulary Strategy (synonyms, antonyms, etc.)<br />Thurs - Comprehension skill again.<br />Fri - no mini-lesson because we take all of our assessments on Friday<br /><br />Small Group Time:<br />20-30 minutes with each group - Low, Medium, and High based on standardized testing data and class observations.<br />My small groups include a Teacher Center, a Skill Center (word work, comprehension skill, etc.), and a Technology Center (Listening, iPod Sight Word Games, Computer Games). <br />I meet with every group every day.<br />Within the small group, I usually use the story from our basal (ugh!) to work on what we learned in whole group for the day. My high group I do stray away from the basal and do literature studies in small group (sshhhhh! Don't tell!). :o)<br /><br />Hope this helps! <br />Jamie at <b><a href="http://2ndgradestuff.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">2nd Grade Stuff</a></b>Jamie (2nd Grade Stuff)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08491769246753962221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-36853020722729513392012-01-23T22:42:22.977-05:002012-01-23T22:42:22.977-05:00That book is an awesome resource for guided readin...That book is an awesome resource for guided reading! I use reading selections from The Mailbox Bookbag instead of using books. I find that short passages on nonfiction topics interest my kiddos more. The thing I LOVE about Bookbag, is that the selections also have, wait for it....activities that hit various skills that are ready to go. Often it also has copies of assessments, or activities too. I have 4 guided reading groups and meet with 2 each day. So basically I meet with my low and med low group Mon-Tues and med-high and high Wed-Thurs. I leave Friday open for my Dibels assessments that are required by my district. I would be happy to share what I do during planning if your interested. Let me know if you have other questions. <br /><br />Elisabeth<br />emhaywood@gaston.k12.nc.us<br /><a href="emhaywood.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Twins, Teaching and Tacos.</a>Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565364518531380798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-74774815596628354092012-01-23T21:47:54.453-05:002012-01-23T21:47:54.453-05:00I love this, I LOVE the clip art. It fits so well ...I love this, I LOVE the clip art. It fits so well in our area, huh? I want to reply to your post more thoroughly tomorrow....but I have this book and need to read it as well...maybe we should sponsor a bloggy book club? LOL! You are not asking silly questions, I still want a list of guided reading lessons!!! I think the hardest part is the fact that we know how to read so breaking it down for the little guys is tough! I will email you a book that has some scripted lessons and is divided up by fluency, comprehension ,etc. I LOVE it!<br /><br />Chat soon, ps: NO ice, snow, or DELAY! :( I did hear if all this rain had been snow we would have had 50 inches so far this winter. boooooooo :(<br /><br />Let's keep wishing for each other!..ohh I am almost forgot...I gave you an award...I think its a new one and I am excited for you to head over and check it out!<br /><br />Stacy<br /><b><i><a href="http://2ndgradeparadise.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">2nd Grade Paradise</a></i></b>Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165955027111280474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-14908024142286475392012-01-23T21:42:39.243-05:002012-01-23T21:42:39.243-05:00I have that book too!
This is such a hard thing t...I have that book too! <br />This is such a hard thing to tell about in writing...but I will try!<br />I do guided reading M-Thursday, and Friday my small group time is taken up with individual spelling tests (which I give in small groups sessions) and "making words" out of a mystery word from the book they read in guided reading that week...fun stuff!<br />My kids use the same book all week, but 2 groups use one book, and the other 2 groups (or 1 group) uses a different book...and I see each group EVERYDAY!! yes..my high ones I see only like 5-10 minutes, and my middle/low ones I see longer. <br />Each day they do something different in the books - reading skills, phonics, grammar, writing...but writing isn't like in my writing lessons, it's more like - how to respond to a question in written form with proper punctuation and it uses at least one word that we've been practicing from the book that they should be able to use their phonics skills to write.<br />AHHH! This is probably sounding all jumbled, isn't it??<br />If I were at school, I could take pix of what I'm talking about and show you better....email me if you have any questions about what I said..lol!<br /><br />♥ Jen <br /><b><i><a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Teachers' Cauldron</a></i></b><br />jenross1018@yahoo.comJen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632307261949996727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-77621203362598564862012-01-23T21:08:40.456-05:002012-01-23T21:08:40.456-05:00Hey Haley!
I did a pretty long post on how I "...Hey Haley!<br />I did a pretty long post on how I "do" guided reading on my blog. I taught second for two years and I feel pretty confident that it would work for you. I have been trained in guided reading several times, have my masters in reading and read a bunch of books so it is actually my comfort zone. Ironically, word study is not because I can never make it fit within the time frame given! Ugh!<br />Here is my step by step guide: <br />http://mandys-tips-4-teachers.blogspot.com/2011/11/guided-reading-series-part-one-anatomy.html<br /><br />Here are all my guided reading posts:<br />http://mandys-tips-4-teachers.blogspot.com/search/label/Guided%20Reading<br /><br />Hope these help!<br />MandyMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545875783687727542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-27259068901591674302012-01-23T21:01:59.906-05:002012-01-23T21:01:59.906-05:00I had to reply on her comment cuz I am having comm...I had to reply on her comment cuz I am having comment issues. Loved your comment on teeny tiny teacher...HILARIOUS...Honoring your fellow teacher...spread eagle...oh I am shuddering but laughing.<br />sorry not answering your plea for guided reading help. :( have to do bedtime for my kiddos now!! ugh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627265430679026178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385278379959792428.post-90728741408271087052012-01-23T20:27:20.523-05:002012-01-23T20:27:20.523-05:00Haley,
Here is kind of a quick explanation of how ...Haley,<br />Here is kind of a quick explanation of how I do reading in my class :) I'd be happy to answer any other questions for you if you want to email me after this. Ok, here we go...<br /><br />10:00 - 10:15 am Comprehension lesson whole group<br />10:15 - 10:45 am Reader's Notebooks and Independent Reading while writing about strategy and practicing the strategy while independent reading<br />10:45 - 11:05 am Round 1 of Daily 5<br />11:05 - 11:15 am Work Work/Phonics lesson<br />11:15 - 11:35 am Round 2 of Daily 5<br />11:35 - 11:45 am Shared Writing/Share/Wrap-up<br /><br />During the independent reading and Daily 5 rounds, I meet with my guided reading groups. Everyday, we read the same book together but they also have JRBs to practice while I read with the other students in the group. We work on phonics skills, vocab skills, and review our comprehension/retelling skills. I meet with my lowest groups on a daily basis. The Fountas and Pinnell book is great! I also love the following books for guided reading: "Making the Most of Small Groups" by Debbie Diller and "The Next Step in Guided Reading" by Jan Richardson.<br /><br />I hope this is helpful and please let me know of you need anything! :)<br /><br />Lisa :)<br />lisalizak516@gmail.com<br /><a href="http://madeintheshadeinsecondgrade.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Made In The Shade In Second Grade</a>Lisa Lizak and Beth Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501723271581885765noreply@blogger.com